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<p>Hi OSGeo:UK,</p>
<p>As Chair of OSGeo:UK I have been approached by Ksenia Grant,
from University of Edinburgh and EDINA, to see if we know anyone
who is bidding for the EU Horizon Call: A services and business
incubator for geospatial open-source developments and/or whether
we are interested in collaborating with them. I have circulated
this around the OSGeo Discuss and Europe lists as well. </p>
<p>The timescale is relatively short (mid-April submission) and
they are keen to emphasise their willingness to undertake the
heavy admin burden of a EU Bid. </p>
<p>Of note, it is bidding for up to €6m, and it is designated that
a minimum of 45% and up to 60% of this will be provided as
'cascading funds' - i.e. money given to companies and
organisations to do stuff, rather than used by the project
partners as such. </p>
<p>This seems like an interesting opportunity, and any comments /
advice / suggestions are welcome. We (OSGeo:UK) have not been
involved with something like this before (to my knowledge) so
any comments are welcome. </p>
<p>If you have any links, or are interested, please do reach out
to Ksenia or myself. </p>
<p>Best wishes,<br>
Nick.</p>
<p>Nick Bearman | OSGeo:UK Chair</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 25/02/2026 14:06, Ksenia Grant
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Nick <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tom (cc’ed) shared your email address
with me.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I work for the University of Edinburgh
and I have been speaking to colleagues from <a
href="https://edina.ac.uk/" moz-do-not-send="true">EDINA</a>
about the EU Horizon call and looking for contacts at OSGeo
and I was introduced to Tom who directed me to you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">More info about the call here: <a
href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-06?isExactMatch=true&status=31094501,31094502,31094503&callIdentifier=HORIZON-CL6-2026-03&order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=startDate"
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you may be aware, the call seeks to
establish an incubator for geospatial open-source
developments. I believe organizations such as OSGeo are key
to any proposal for this call. Deadline for applications is
quite soon - in mid-April. Therefore, I am wondering if
OSGEO is already involved in any consortium of partners
putting a proposal together and if we (EDINA) could support
and offer further input into the consortium.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are not aware of any proposals
involving OSGeo already, it would also be also useful to
discuss if OSGeo would be interested in partnering with us
and others across Europe on a potential proposal for this
call.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">UoE and other organisations I am speaking
too are experienced in putting EU Horizon calls proposals
together so we are looking for insights and engagement from
OSGEO (rather than sharing any of the administrative burdens
of putting a proposal together which I appreciate might be
off-putting for a volunteer-run organisation).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If this sounds of interest and you might
want to discuss further, could you please let me know when
is good for a call please?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday this week is very flexible for me
if that may work for you too. Monday next week is looking
good too.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Looking forward to hearing from you and
discussing further.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ksenia<o:p></o:p></p>
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